Duckity launches AI agent abuse protection service
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Duckity has released an API abuse protection service for the AI agent era, using verifiable computational work, rate limiting, and network-layer signals to block automated abuse, all without ever showing users a CAPTCHA. Its approach is to make abusive behavior consume more computing resources. On pricing, Duckity says the Hobby tier is free forever and includes 10,000 challenges per month; the Pro tier costs $49 per month plus tax, with overage at $0.50 per 1,000 challenges. These protection results and quotas all come from Duckity's own claims.
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Duckity is an abuse-protection service for app APIs that combines rate limiting, network signals, and VDF-backed computational challenges without prompting users with visual or auditory puzzles. It processes only client IPs and requests, stores and processes data in Frankfurt, Germany, and offers SDKs for web and native platforms, with a free tier of 10,000 challenges per month and a Pro tier at $49/month for 100,000 challenges.
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